State Act

Chhattisgarh Special Courts Act, 2015

17. (1) Upon receipt of an application made under Section 16, the Authorised Officer shall serve a notice upon the person in respect of whom the application is made calling upon him within such time as may be specifed in the notice, which shall not be ordinarily less than thirty days to indicate the source of his income, earnings or assets, out of which or by means of which he has acquired such money or property, the evidence on which he relies and other relevant information and particulars, and to show cause as to why all or any of such money or property or both, should not be declared to have been acquired by means of the offence and be confiscated to the State Government. (2) Where a notice, under sub-section (1) to any person, specified any money or property or both as being held on behalf of such person by any other person, a copy of the notice shall also be served upon such other person. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the evidence, information and particulars brought on record before the Authorised Officer, by the person affected or the State Government shall be open to rebuttal in the trial before the Special Court : Provided that such rebuttal shall be confined to the trial for determination and adjudication of guilt of the offender by the Special Court under this Act.